Brian Yale of US rock band Matchbox Twenty has revealed that he finds it much easier to sing harmonies now that he has begun to play bass guitar with a pick.

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In an interview with Gibson's Ted Drozdowski, Yale explained he is a recent convert to the plectrum and has been practising using one on his Gibson Thunderbird, after finding himself "enamoured" with the sound of Kings of Leon's Jared Followill, who plays a similar set-up.

And as well as giving him a new tone, the pick has also helped the bassist to sing along to music while he is playing.

"I don't know why, but it's much easier," he remarked. "So now I can sing harmony when the band plays live."

Yale has played a large number of Gibson basses down the years, including a Custom Shop Standard Reissue VOS, an SG Standard Bass reissue and a signature Epiphone Jack Casady.

Other famous Gibson bass players include John Entwistle of The Who, Gene Simmons of Kiss and Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue.

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